10 Ingenious Ways Players Beat Video Game Microtransactions

10. Cheating To Buy Unlimited Loot Boxes - Middle-earth: Shadow Of War

Though Middle-earth: Shadow of War was released to largely positive reviews, critics and players alike were heavily critical of Warner Bros.' decision to include loot box mechanics.

And yet, within days of the game's release PC players managed to cheat their way around the unsavory feature.

Using the game modding program Cheat Engine, players were able to generate infinite amounts of the in-game currency Mirian, which could then be used to buy the game's equivalents of loot boxes: Silver Chests and War Chests.

This cheat effectively allowed players to buy unlimited loot boxes and unlock majorly advantageous gear far easier, even if legendary unlocks were still walled behind the acquisition of Gold, the game's premium currency.

Loot boxes were finally removed from the game entirely nine months after its release, possibly due to it falling far short of Warner Bros.' sales expectations and so likely failing to generate the massive microtransaction revenues they were hoping for. Shame, shame.